Guilford County NcArchives Biographies.....Smith, Jedediah 
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Author: History of Ray County, Missouri 1881; p.688

Jedediah Smith (b. 1792-1869)

Jedediah Smith - The subject of this sketch was born in Guilford County, North 
Carolina, in the year 1792. He was married in his native state in 1819, to 
Miss Jane Close, the daughter of Joseph and Susan Close, natives of North 
Carolina. Mrs. Smith was born in Guilford County, North Carolina, October 20, 
1802. 

During the war of 1812, Mr. Smith served in the North Carolina militia. He 
emigrated to Missouri and settled in Ray County in the year 1838, and engaged 
in farming and stock raising. 

Mr. and Mrs. Smith became the parents of the following named children: John 
Calvin, Joseph Addison, Susan Ann, William Washington, and Margaret E. J. 

Mr. Smith was an elder in the O. S. Presbyterian Church for many years. 

He died in September, 1869. He was a highly respected citizen and a devout and 
active Christian. Mrs. Smith is yet living on the old homestead.


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